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Which sentence is right ?



Pretty3
Saudi Arabia

Which sentence is right ?
 
Hi,
 
Can you tell me which sentence is right ?
 
 
He has flown a million miles .
 
or
 
He has flown million miles .
 
 
and why ????????????
 
 
 
 
 
Best Regards,
Pretty

29 Oct 2010      





douglas
United States

a million- "a" indicates one--you are actually saying that he has flown one million miles

29 Oct 2010     



Lina Ladybird
Germany

If you want to say that he has flown more than just one million miles, you can say: he has flown millions of miles. (Your second sentence is not correct.)

29 Oct 2010     



abdel
Morocco

 ladybird is utterly right!
we say hundreds of ....
            millions of .........
            etc
however, if the intention is to say ONE million , then a million miles is correct!
hope this is helpful!

29 Oct 2010     



Pretty3
Saudi Arabia

Thanks a lot

30 Oct 2010